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The British expression ‘a pig in a poke’ refers to something bought without having first been assessed -
БЛЕ. Вот же жлобы, не кот и сразу поросеночек
http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/03/the-oink-on-the-page-pig-idioms-and-expressions/

Ну и да
That means that a single pig can consume two pounds of uncooked flesh every minute. Hence the expression, "as greedy as a pig"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyEBXTL1Y3U

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